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On a wagon bound for market
Lies a calf with a mournful eye
High above him, there's a swallow
Flying freely thru the sky
(guitar chords:)
Am E Am E /
Am Dm Am E /
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Am Dm AmE Am
How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh & laugh the whole day thru
And half the summer's night
(dona, dona) dona dona dona dona, dona dona dona doe (2x)
(chords:)
G - C - /
G - C Am /
E - Am - E - Am - G - C E /
- - Am - Dm E Am -
"Stop complaining!" says the farmer
"Who told you a calf to be?
Why don't you have wings to fly with
Like that swallow, proud & free?"
Calves are easily bound & slaughtered
Never knowing the reason why
But whoever treasures freedom
Like the swallow will learn to fly.
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Chorus:
Hey ho, away we go
Donkey riding, donkey riding
Hey ho, away we go
Riding on a donkey
Were you ever in Quebec?
Stowing timber on the deck
Where there's a king with a golden crown
Riding on a donkey
Were you ever round the horn?
Where it's always fine and warm
See the lion and the unicorn
Riding on a donkey
Were you ever in Cariff Bay?
Where the folks all shout, "Hurray!"
Here comes John with his three months pay
Riding on a donkey
Were you ever in Timbucktoo?
Where the Girl Guides dress in blue
Where they come to welcome you
Riding on a donkey
Were you ever in Ottawa?
Strangest place I ever saw
Where the mounties keep the law
Riding on a donkey
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Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut last night.
Last night, I found a peanut.
Found a peanut last night.
Broke it open, broke it open,
Broke it open last night.
Last night, I broke it open.
Broke it open last night.
Found it rotten, found it rotten,
Found it rotten last night.
Last night, I found it rotten.
Found it rotten last night.
Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,
Ate it anyway last night.
Last night, I ate it anyway.
Ate it anyway last night.
Got a tummyache, got a tummyache,
Got a tummyache last night.
Last night, I got a tummyache.
Got a tummyache last night.
Called the doctor, called the doctor,
Called the doctor last night.
Last night, I called the doctor.
Called the doctor last night.
Penicillin, penicillin,
Penicillin last night.
Last night, penicillin.
Penicillin last night.
Wasn't working, wasn't working,
Wasn't working last night.
Last night, it wasn't working.
Wasn't working last night.
Operation, operation,
Operation last night.
Last night, an operation.
Operation last night.
Died anyway, died anyway,
Died anyway last night.
Last night, I died anyway.
Died anyway last night.
Wouldn't take me, wouldn't take me,
Wouldn't take me last night.
Last night, they wouldn't take me.
Wouldn't take me last night.
Went the other way, went the other way,
Went the other way last night.
Last night, I went the other way.
Went the other way last night.
Found it all a dream, found it all a dream,
Found it all a dream last night.
Last night, I found it all a dream.
Found it all a dream last night.
Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut last night.
Last night, I found a peanut.
Found a peanut last night.
Went to Heaven, went to Heaven,
Went to Heaven just now,
Just now I went to Heaven
Went to Heaven just now
Kicked an angel, kicked an angel,
Kicked and angel just now,
Just now I kicked an angel,
Kicked an angel just now.
Went the other way, went the other way
Went the other way just now
Just now I went the other way
Went the other way just now.
Kissed the Devil, kissed the Devil,
Kissed the Devil just now
Just now I kissed the Devil,
Kissed the Devil just now
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Chorus:
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
He frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honalee
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
And brought him strings and sealing wax
And other fancy stuff.
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail
Noble Kings and Princes would bow when'er they came
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane
Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave.
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(as sung by Kermit)
Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it,
And look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.
All of us under its spell
We know that it's probably magic...
Have you been half asleep? And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm s'posed to be
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.
Laa, da daa dee da daa daa,
La laa la la laa dee daa doo...
Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue
And they thought they had a ship that the water wouldn't go through
But the good Lord raised His hand, said the ship would never land
It was sad when the great ship went down
Chorus:
Oh, it was sad, so sad
It was sad when the great ship went down
To the bottom of the sea
(Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives)
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Oh, they were not far from shore, when they heard a mighty roar
And the rich refused to associate with the poor
So they put them down below, where they'd be the first to go
It was sad when the great ship went down.
It was the middle of the night when they hit the block of ice
And they all decided that it wasn't very nice
To be stuck on a boat that wouldn't even float
It was sad when the great ship went down
Mrs. Brown turned around just to see her husband drown
As the great Titanic made a gurgling sound
So she wraped herself in mink, just to see the great ship sink
It was sad when the great ship went down
They put the lifeboats out, on the wild and stormy sea,
And the band struck up with Nearer My God to Thee
Little children wept and cried, as the waves rolled o'er the side
It was sad when the great ship went down
The Captain stood on deck, with a teardrop in his eye
As the last boat left, he waved them all goodbye
He went down with the ship to the bottom of the sea
It was sad when the great ship went down
Oh, the moral of this story, is very plain to see
Always wear a life preserver, when you go off to sea
For the good Lord raised his hand, said the ship would never land
It was sad when the great ship went down
Even more verses!
Oh, the Cal-i -forn-i -a not a dozen miles away
Never heard the SOS cause the crew had hit the hay
Poor husbands and wives, little children lost their lives
It was sad when the great ship went down.
They built a sister ship which they named the Mary Lou
And the top half was pink and the bottom half was blue
And they christened her with beer, and she sank right off the pier
It was sad when the great ship went down
OR:
Oh, they built another ship called the SS '92
And they thought they had a ship that the water would not go through
But the christened it with beer and it sank right off the pier
It was sad when the great ship went down
An alternate chorus:
Chorus:
It was sad, so sad,
It was sad when the great ship went down
To the bottom of the sea
(Husbands and wives little children lost their lives)
It was sad when the great ship went down,
Below , KERPLUNK, it sunk, like junk
To the bottom of the sea CHUG CHUG CHUG!
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Chorus:
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine,
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine.
A million tomorrows shall all pass away,
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.
I can't be contented with yesterday's glory,
I can't live on promises winter to spring.
Today is the moment and now is the song,
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.
I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover,
You'll know who I am by the songs that I sing.
I'll feast at your table, I'll sleep in your clover,
Who cares what tomorrow may bring.
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